After spending much of 2026 watching equities, AI companies and other risk assets command investors’ attention, Bitcoin broke decisively out of its summer range.
Jon Atack, a longtime Bitcoin Core contributor, commented on the declining level of adoption of bitcoin payments in El Salvador. During a lunch in El Zonte, AKA Bitcoin Beach, Atack, who has lived in the zone since 2022, was told his payment was the first made in BTC in a whole month.
August 24, 2026, 10:15 pmBitcoin booked its best week since 2023 and a record dollar gain.
August 24, 2026, 10:09 pm
Ceffu, Binance’s institutional custody partner, deposited 136.54 million USDC onto Binance and then withdrew 1,524 BTC and 59,484 ETH worth a combined $263.8 million in a single 30-minute window on Aug. 24.
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The company increased its Bitcoin holdings by 5.5%, but its Bitcoin per fully diluted share rose only about 1.4%.
Strive's innovative use of preferred equity for Bitcoin acquisition highlights a shift in corporate treasury strategies, balancing risk and yield.
Heightened volatility in crypto options suggests potential market turbulence, impacting investor strategies and risk management approaches.
Analysts say consolidation could strengthen bitcoin’s rally, while thin trading above $80,000 may set up sharper price moves.
ZEC, AAVE, and XRP led the altcoins in Bitcoin's rally.
A wallet tracked by onchain analysts opened its 15th bitcoin short in five days on August 24, a 40x leveraged bet on 300 BTC worth roughly $23.13 million, after 14 straight losing trades wiped out a combined $4.56 million.
Could Japan’s rate hike threaten Bitcoin’s current 21% weekly rally?
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